2017 Conference USA Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 6 | Florida International | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 36.5 |
| 7 | UAB | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 8 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 9 | North Texas | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 45.5 |